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Definition of barium in English:

barium

noun

‘But barium has an atomic number of 56, barely more than half that of uranium.’

‘Thorium and uranium, for instance, are forged in the heat of a supernova, and barium and bismuth via the capture of neutrons within red giant stars.’

‘Bains analysed the concentration of the element barium - a powerful tool for measuring ocean productivity - in sediments deposited across the boundary.’

‘They attempted to gauge sediment deposits over that period by measuring core-layer fluctuations in the ratio of barium to calcium.’

‘Nearby, there could be drums containing potassium, nickel, barium or a little bit of manganese leaching into the pretty stream.’

‘Pull up a seat at this giant table - yes, it's actually a wooden periodic table - and learn more than you ever dreamed you could about calcium, helium, barium and their more exotic cousins.’

‘On the site of Barium and Chemical Inc. in Steubenville, Ohio, lies an aquifer that contains chemicals such as nitrate and barium that were dumped during a time when this was a legal method of disposal.’

‘Patients waiting for non-urgent radiology examinations, such as CT scans, barium meals and enemas are now being assessed up to ten times quicker than two years ago.’

‘Gastric ulcers without any malignant characteristics seen on barium swallow have a specificity of more than 95 percent in ruling out gastric cancer.’

‘There is also insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine screening with digital rectal examination, barium enema, or colonoscopy.’

‘Few patients had endoscopy or upper gastrointestinal barium examination in the follow up year.’

‘The index patient also infected the husband of another patient, who was waiting for his wife to undergo barium meal examination in the diagnostic radiology department, who subsequently infected his wife.’

‘The barium shows up white on the x ray, allowing a clear view of the colon and will show how much of the colon is affected.’

‘A white liquid called barium is then passed through the rectum in the same way as the washout while the specialist views the bowel on an x-ray screen.’

‘Endoscopy and barium meal are the principal investigations.’

‘A barium swallow can also show the refluxing of liquid into the esophagus, and it may show whether the esophagus is irritated or whether there are any physical abnormalities in the upper digestive tract.’